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Watch BCPS Students Put their Skills to the Test During VEX Robotics Competitions

December 4, 2018

WHO: Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Students, School and District Staff Members, and Representatives from the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation

WHAT: Hundreds of students from across BCPS are competing in VEX Robotics Qualifying Tournaments. The first of five BCPS VEX Tournaments takes place this Saturday, December 8, at 10:30 a.m., in conjunction with Miramar Aviation Day at Miramar Regional Park.

During the VEX Robotics Qualifying Tournaments, BCPS students participate in non-stop, action-packed challenges where they compete with their custom-built VEX robots. Students take part in team field challenges showcasing their skills operating and programming their robots. Top finishers qualify for state-level VEX competitions.

WHEN / WHERE:

Saturday,

December 8, 2018:

Students in Grades 6 –12

(32 teams)

Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater

10:30 a.m. –

Competition Begins

5 p.m. (approx.) –

Awards Ceremony

Saturday,

January 19, 2019:

Students in Grades 4 – 5

(20 teams)

Hawkes Bluff Elem.

10 a.m. –

Competition Begins

4 p.m. (approx.) –

Awards Ceremony

Saturday,

February 2, 2019:

Students in Grades 4 – 5

(48 teams)

Tentative- Nova High

10 a.m. –

Competition Begins

4 p.m. (approx.) – Awards Ceremony

Saturday,

February 9, 2019:

Students in Grades 6 – 12

(20 teams)

Rickards Middle

10:30 a.m. –

Competition Begins

5 p.m. (approx.) –

Awards Ceremony

Saturday,

February 23, 2019:

Students in Grades 6 – 8

(17 teams)

Stranahan High

10 a.m. –

Competition Begins

4 p.m. (approx.) – Awards Ceremony

WHY: Thanks to a grant awarded to BCPS by the REC Foundation and NASA (valued at $227,000), this school year, 114 BCPS schools (69 elementary, 29 middle/combination and 16 high) and over 1,000 students are participating in VEX robotics competitions. The grant provides a robot, funding for team competition registrations and teacher professional development. The grant, which began during the 2017/18 school year, is rolled out over four years. Additional schools are added each year until all BCPS elementary, middle and high schools are participating.

MEDIA ARE INVITED TO COVER THESE EVENTS.

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